Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Public utilities and their partner companies can now apply for broadband grants through the Empower Rural Iowa program. They must team up with a communication service provider to cover the costs of their internet projects. When calculating how much grant money they can receive, the costs for both the utility and the service provider are added together.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to broadband grant eligibility for public utilities and affiliates of public utilities. Current law authorizes communication service providers to apply for broadband grants through the empower rural Iowa program. The bill provides that a public utility or an affiliate of a public utility can apply for empower rural S.F. _____ Iowa grants with communications service providers supporting their broadband project costs. Costs of the public utility or the public utility affiliate will be combined with the communications service provider for purposes of determining grant amount limits. The bill’s provisions are applicable to grant applications filed on or after the bill’s effective date.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 18, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part